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Ostracized from across society just to suffer from a little anxiety. Please help me
I said quietly through gritted teeth and applied the sobriety
Body dysmorphia is a lot more than feeling insecure about what you look like
The majority of us feel insecure about what we look like
But that doesn't mean we suffer from body dysmorphia
most people wish they could change something about their appearance, but if you're finding yourself
constantly obsessing over your appearance and
Focusing on what you believe are flaws that you need to fix you might be suffering from body
dysmorphic disorder
body dysmorphic disorder is also known as body dysmorphia or
BDD for short body dysmorphia is often
misunderstood and very rarely
spoke about here are seven signs of body dysmorphia number one you
preoccupied with one or more body parts and
Frequently hone in on any perceived flaws that you have like I mentioned earlier
The majority of us. Wish we could change something
about our appearance
but someone who struggles with body dysmorphia
Often thinks about their perceived flaw or flaws - an obsessive degree someone with body dysmorphia
might believe that their arms or legs are larger than they actually are so they constantly
Check or touch that part of their body to check on its size
Number two, you're spending a lot of time
Thinking or worrying about your appearance?
Someone with BDD spend so much time
Obsessing over their appearance that it interferes with their ability
to function at work or school these thoughts and
preoccupations
Take up so much of their time that it begins to take over
Their life number three, you're spending a lot of time
comparing yourself to
others if you constantly and frequently compare yourself to others around you or
Online when it comes to your physical appearance
You might be suffering from body dysmorphia. You may be thinking to yourself
Their body is so much nicer than mine that their stomach is flat and yours
Isn't no matter what you look like you will often
only see your perceived flaws number four you constantly seek reassurance from others or
You avoid talking about your appearance?
altogether your
Imperfections are so important to you that you might constantly ask
Reassurance from your family or friends that you look okay?
But even if they tell you that you look fine, you look great or you look okay, very rarely
Do you believe them on the other side?
You might try and hide your perceived flaws or avoid talking about them
altogether
number five you have
obsessive rituals or habits around your appearance rituals compulsions or other
Repetitive behaviors are carried out by those who suffer from BDD
they do this as a response to the thoughts about themselves and their body part of
Concern they may check their appearance in the mirror by pinching areas that they believe are fat
groom themselves in a certain way
Clothes to hide their perceived flaw from others seeking reassurance from others weighing themselves
multiple times a day taking showers multiple times a day or
Skin picking these rituals may relieve some anxiety
or make you feel calm but those feelings of calmness and
reduced anxiety
are often
Short-lived number six your thoughts and worries are never-ending
Thinking about your perceived imperfections
Occupies all of your thoughts and it's all you can think about you may spend most of your time
Thinking about how you can make your stomach flatter
Researching about it online or finding treatments to make it happen number seven
You either spend a lot of time looking at yourself in the mirror or you avoid mirrors?
Altogether depending on how you're feeling each day. You may
Constantly throughout the day check your appearance in the mirror, or you may avoid mirrors
Completely it all depends on how you're feeling day
Today if you think or know you suffer from body dysmorphic disorder
You are not alone
It's important that you seek help and guidance from a mental health professional
so you can understand your actions your thoughts and
Your feelings too if you need help with your body dysmorphia your anxiety or your depression
There is a link in the description box down below where you can speak to someone
Immediately and begin to get the help you need and deserve to get your life back on track
The link is in the description box down below
Bye now was hear from you guys and girls in the comment section do you suffer from?
BDD or do you know anybody that suffers from body dysmorphia?
How does it affect your or their lives? Let me and others know in the comment section down below
And let's show others that they are not
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